Railway-rail joint.



J. M. MOGQNNELL; RAILWAY RAIL JOINT.

MIMI

ENT OFFIE.

JAMES M. MCCONNELL, OF NICKELSVILLE, VIRGINIA.

RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27', 1908.

Application led April 7, 1908. Serial No. 425,773.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known thatI. JAMES M. MCCONNELL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Nickelsville, in the county of Scott and State of. Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This .invention relates to railway rail j oints, and one of the principal objects of the same 1s to provide a strong, durable and efiicient rail joint which will not require the use of vfish plates or bolts. j

Another object is to provide a rail joint which can be quickly connected and which will not require skilled laborers to lay the track.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,-

-Figure 1 is a planview of a rail joint made in accordance with my invention, the two parts being connected. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the two members disconnected. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical, section through the joint.

Referring to the drawing for a more specie description of my invention, the numeral 1 designates t-he end of one of the rails, and 2 is the endof thc other rail. The rail is provided with a projecting member 3 having oppositely beveled sides 4 and terminating in a rounded head portion 5. On opposite y sides of the member 3 slots or recesses 6 are provided, said slots being formed in the enlarged portion 7 of the. joint. The base iiange 8 of this member of the joint terminates at the end of the enlarged portion 7, as shown in Fig. 2. The other member of the' joint comprises an enlarged portion 8a Ahiving avertical slot or recess 9 for-the projecting member 3, said slot terminating in an oval or elliptical recess 10 for the rounded j head ofthe member 3. This elliptical recess permits a certain amount of Inovement of the member 3 to compensate for the contraction and expansion by cold and heat and to give and take by the action of the rolling stock in passing over the joint. The enlargement 8a is provided with two forwardly extending lugs 11 which titl in the slots 6 in the member l. Owing to the head 5 being greater in transverse area than the recess l0 in the member 2. the rails cannot separate in a longitudinal direction.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my -rail joint y is strong and durable, will eiiectually prevent spreading or creeping of the rails and that fish plates and bolts are not required to hold the same in place.

. Having thus described the invention, what .is claimed as new, is j v l. A rail joint comprising one rail having a projecting member, slots at the sides of said member, a rail end having ay recess therein, and projecting lugs which fit the slots at the side of the projecting member. Y

2. A rail joint comprising one rail having a projecting member provided with oppositely beveled sides. a head of substantially circular form', oppositely beveled sides, a rail provided with a central recess for the extension member, and projecting lugs to fit the slots at the sides of said member and a recess of oval formation to receive the rounded head of the other member.

A. rail joint comprising a rail having a projecting member, slots at oppcsite sides of said member. a base flange, said member having oppositely beveled sides and a rounded head, in combination with a rail end pro-` vided with a slot and an elliptical recess for the head of the other' member, forwardly eX- tending lugs to -it the slots of the other member, and a rail flange.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M.'MCCNNEIL. Witnesses:

S. P. MoCoNNnLL, J. F. RICHMOND. 

